Technology

Redline Communications gets $14-million in federal funding for industrial 5G project

U.S. private-equity firm Sumeru buys stakes in Canadian software companies Tasktop and Loopio in US$300-million shopping spree

Facebook doesn’t plan to notify half-billion users affected by data leak

Apple impacted by semiconductor shortage as MacBook and iPad production reportedly delayed

Shopify-backed Toronto startup Swyft raises $17.5-million to roll out same-day delivery of online orders for smaller retailers

Samsung says first-quarter profit likely increased 44%, meeting expectations

LG smartphone users lament company’s decision to exit the industry

Toronto startup Killi aims to help users review and edit data companies collect about them

Russia extends Twitter slowdown over banned content until mid-May

LG Electronics becomes first major smartphone brand to withdraw from market

U.S. Supreme Court blocks class-action lawsuit against Facebook over unwanted text messages

Twitter looking for independent board director to replace Elliott’s Jesse Cohn

Microsoft wins $21.9-billion contract with U.S. Army to supply augmented reality headsets

Discovery of nearly two dozen crystals in South Africa sheds light on early cultural activity

Google says ‘it’s not up to us’ how publishers use funds from $1-billion News Showcase program

NBA Top Shot creator Dapper Labs secures $305-million in funding

Epic Games files antitrust complaint against Apple with U.K. competition watchdog

Landmark Amazon union vote enters final stretch in major moment for U.S. labour

Production at Samsung’s Texas semiconductor plant returns to near-normal levels after deep freeze

Facebook and Google planning two undersea cables to connect Southeast Asia and North America

Canada Revenue Agency ramps up security in wake of hacks

Reddit to open Toronto office as U.S. tech firms expand in Canada

Facebook plans to reopen California headquarters on May 10 with 10% occupancy

Star Trek actor William Shatner taps new technology to tell his life story

U.K. gives Facebook five days to address competition concerns over Giphy deal

U.S. technology companies use their expensive stock to pay for acquisitions

Facebook says Chinese hackers used fake accounts, imposter websites to target Uyghurs

Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg lays out steps to reform internet rules

Google signs news content deals with Italian publishers

Serial entrepreneurs launch new teaching platform Disco for experts to share wisdom

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella talks regulation, hiring and expansion in Canada

Tesla can now be bought for bitcoin, Elon Musk says

Maple set to join rush of Canadian telemedicine and tech IPOs: sources

Online-course platform Thinkific Labs files preliminary prospectus to go public on TSX

Microsoft in talks to acquire messaging platform Discord for more than $10-billion: report